Xed: I wonder if Elizabeth ever gets in Betsy's head.Me: I'm sure she does. She's her brain-mum.Xed: No no no, I mean when she's workin' and stuff.Me: ... I dunno.Xed: I bet it would be hilarious.Me: Ted hilarious or Road Trip hilarious?Xed: ... Neither of those things are hilariousMe: Tommy Lee Jones hilarious?Xed: NO.Me: Jack Black?Xed: No dammit... Where the fuck did you get your definition of hilarious from?!Me: Will you stab me if I say Buzz Killington?Bruce: I knew a chap named Killington once.Xed: ... Why am I not surprised.Bruce: Committed suicide. Hairdryer in the bathtub.Xed: Of course he did.Me: ... That escalated quickly.

Gallagher: "So that's Travellers Guild 1 at Quinoa and 33rd."Ashley: "You mean Quince."Gallagher: "I swear the bartender said 'Quinoa'."Ashley: "I've been playing this game for over a decade. I know the map. It's 'Quince'."Gallagher: "Maybe the maker should get with the times and change 'Quince' to 'Quinoa'."Ashley: "And 'Knotweed' to 'Kale'?"Gallagher: "Now you're getting it!"

Everyone: *huddled together whispering and snickering like devious children.Me: *Realizes this and tries to sneak up on them.* Xed: Nonono, he needs a mustache. It's perfect.Bruce: And the hair. He must have amazing hair. It's the law you know.Corvun: I believe I have some sex appeal in my robes...Xed: *Snorts*. Good one.Corvun: *pulls out a vial and disappears back into the huddle* ... good what? Xed: Never mind. Bruce: Beautiful work, my dear.Me: ... *realizes Bruce was talking to Anieka, my muse. Immediate 8| face.*Xed: He actually looks presentable.Bruce: I believe he'd prefer "Fabulous." Me: O.O OH GOD NO.Alfonse: Oh God, YES.Me: O.O. ANIEKA. ANIEKA, WHYYYYYY*Being mute, all Anie can do to answer is look at Bruce.*Bruce: In her words, "it was time to give him a proper face". The fact that he resembles Prince should be taken as a sheer coincidence.Me: .... I'm fu-....Alfonse: *Eyes, daring me to say it*Me: 8|Alfonse: >:DMe: 8|Alfonse: Saaaaay iiiiiit....Me: DOOMED. DOOMED, DAMMIT.Alfonse: Spoilsport. >.>

I mean, I know the whole 'you're the writer, so you control the story' line, but honestly, after a while, it takes on a mind of its own, your characters develop patterns all by themselves and I'm often surprised by what some of them are willing (even wanting) to do.

I often feel that if Aziza were ever real, she'd kill me. >.>

I have to "argue" that sentence for a second.

Just… I never control anything my characters do. I literally watch, like it's a movie, and type out what they do or say. I feel like if I controlled the story any, by making them "do the right thing" or WHATEVER it would be, then I would be crossing and interfering with the character. They come to me. They show me their personality and I have absolutely no involvement. They say, "My face looks kind of like this. I'm this old. My name is this. I've done this over my life, now sit down and shut up. I'm driving this train." And depending on gender I say, "Yes ma'am. " or "Yes sir. "

I feel like there are probably certain writers who DO write by controlling everything. They plan. They say, "This is the story I want to see and I'm going to see it happen." but that is not me. I want to see everything. The good, the bad and the SERIOUSLY OMG ugly. (personally, my favorites are the villains. what can i say? a good megalomanic really gets me going, if you know what I mean? )

THIS!!!! I have never seen a more perfect explanation for how I RP! I get so pissed at Joey and Dri sometimes, like Dri's being a moody fuck now, or how Joey handled the breakup with Thorn, but I hate so hard to 'make' them do anything. I ask them, or talk with them about it, but never make.

Marlo wrote:Marlo does not get into the whole, blood sport, "monster", aspect of vampirism. He's so chill. He hates feeding, even. He's just like, "Eugh. You'd think we'd have made a better way to do this by now. How old are some of you assholes? That's what I thought. SOMEONE has to be smart enough to figure this shit out. And I'm man enough to admit that someone is NOT me. Christ."

Dri: You know, I...

ME: No. People generally think you're a showy asshat anyway.

Dri: But no, this got solved years ago, when Aka..

Me: I don't CARE. People dislike you for showing off, and they dislike ME because they think I'm the puppet master!

Dri: SHUTTHEFUCKUPANDLISTEN

Me: *shuts up and listens*

Dri: Now, that bullshit got solved years ago when Akane went to sleep for good, what, you thought I just let him turn to dust on his bed? He was my FIRST FUCKING CHILDE, you massive asshole. It's a simple fucking matter to take care of now, hell, I've got Gilliam hooked up to a fresh supply and all he has to do to unhook himself and shut it off is wake up and roll.. Out... Of..... FUCK now you've got me remembering that Gilliam's been asleep for over a month, the fuck are you even reading this thread for, ass?!?!?

Me: Because it was hilarious?

Dri: WAS. NOW READ SOMETHING ELSE!!!

Me: Jesus, we can tell you haven't seen you husband conscious in too long....

Dri: SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT IT!

Also, anyone wondering why Dri looks like he's dead and just going through the motions while pulling a full-goth? Reference the above conversation. I mean, he'll probably tell those he's close to IC, if they have to ask, but for those he's not close enough to share with and all... This was actually prompted originally by me seeing the quoted post and Dri being 'Oh, oh, oh! I've got a fix for that!' and then it, as shown, devolved from there.

<< I get into fights with virgo in my head because I control her story. If I left her to her own devises she would have fucked off to fuck it land a long time ago and never looked back. But because she didn't she's gotten to a better place. Which is exactly why I don't just let her run wild. I can see she can find a better ending, even if she can't, and that's worth it to me.

Michiru has this horrid tendency to just -destroy- chat. I really do my best to cull it back when I can, but sometimes, the responses just happen before I can stop them.

Today's Example.

Icky is painting Annabelle's arm in blood. Anna's blood specifically.They get on the topic of how Icky likes to finger paint in blood.

Michiru admired the finger painting, proud to see someone doing actual vampire things for once. It was a rare thing to see anymore. "At least she is using blood?"Rosa+Ozera arrived.(Me: I know where your mind is going. Don't do it)(Michi: it must be said.)(Me: No it doesnt, you're going to do it again.)Michiru: She could be using the semen of some fictitious wildebeest with the body of a chimera.(Me: GOD DAMMIT MICHI)(Michi: Whaaaat?! It -needed- to be said)Michiru lifted her eyebrows into a shrug.Rosa+Ozera: ...Icsis+of+Exuma pauses at that and looks at Michi. " What the ever living... ew."CrimsonClover silently wonders if Michi will ever learn to stop killing conversation in the tavern.

In a private RP, Meryck (who is very recently blind) is stuck in an unfamiliar house in an unfamiliar wood at the moment.

Meryck: Just find me the damn door. that's all I need! Me: Yeah? And then what? Meryck: Then I'm outta here. Me: Where are you going? Meryck: You know where. I'm fucking dry as shit right now. (the tavern)Me: How are you gonna get there? Meryck: I'll walk Me: With no staff? Meryck: I'm in the fucking woods, it can't be that hard to find a stick. Me: And what about your shoes? Meryck: I got here without 'em, I can get out without 'em. Me: Michi brought you here in her car dumbass. Meryck: So? Me: How are you going to find your way? Meryck: I WON'T IF YOU DON'T HELP ME FIND THE FUCKING DOOR!

This happened about 8 times over the course of several hours, until a friend mentioned I needed to give Meryck an outlet. Then this happened:

Meryck: Take me. Me: But things to do Meryck: Take meMe: Stuffs!Meryck: Fine. I'll go without you *logs in, opens chat*Me: 8|

Virgo talking to Kiora and making really awesome points about their topic - follow by the back up plan. which is always to burn whatever it is.

Me: Kill it with fire?V: Kill it with fire.Me: No one saw that coming.V: I like to burn things. I don't need your sarcastic comments about my fire affinity.Me: This is why you can't have nice things. Even when things don't go wrong, when nothing is happening, your response is to burn things. This is why you burned...V: Nope. We don't talk about that. Look its time to make food. Go make food.Me: ... crap it is time for food.